...I would want to be just like this guy. Representative Patrick J. Murphy (D-PA) gave this speech on Friday March 23, 2007 that will be remembered as the beginning of the end of the delusion we have suffered in for the last four years in Iraq.
Oh, and for you neocons that might entertain the notion that Mr Murphy has no clue what it's "really like in Iraq"...sorry to burst your ever shrinking bubble of misguided patriotism but Representative Murphy served two deployments after 9/11 - the first to Bosnia in 2002 and the second to Baghdad, Iraq in 2003-2004 as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. In Iraq, Captain Murphy advised on offensive operations, initiated reconstruction efforts within the justice system, trained the new Iraqi Civil Defense Corps on the rules of engagement and was instrumental in the prosecution of Sheik Moyad, a radical lieutenant of Muqtada Sadr. For his service, Patrick earned the Bronze Star and his unit earned the Presidential Unit Citation.
Huh. Maybe Democrats do know a thing or two about the defense of this nation.
And what it means to truly be a patriot.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
If I Were A Congressmen...
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I can see why he didn't rise past captain. …probably a good soldier but not forward thinking enough or able to appreciate the bigger picture beyond his command level. "Lead, follow or get out of the way", is indeed a good military slogan. And that's what congress did, "follow", as is their place…and that's what President Bush did, "lead", as is his place; and that's what Democrats should have done, "get out of the way" as they had nothing to contribute. If the people don't like how they're being led, we live in a great country where they can simply vote someone into office who better represents them. Murphy is entitled to his opinions but war commanders should not be saddled with the type of restrictions he's asking to be put on our troops; and being a former soldier, he should know better.
Markadelphia, are you a patriot?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=58085&dict=CALD
Joe, you must be reading my mind because the subject of patriotism is going to be the point of a post I will put up later today.
I think that Bill Maher must be reading this blog.
But to answer your question, yes I am a patriot which is why I write the things I do. And believe what I believe.
Did you read that definition of patriotism I provided? (It's from an impartial source.) Perhaps you can provide some links to where you talk about how much you love your country or where you discuss it's good aspects? I think the closest you come to saying you love your country is to save you love that you live in country that you can bash on a daily basis. ...and then fall back on it's patriotic to try and make your country a better place.
There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, but it's not really patriotism now is it?
Joe,
Have you ever served in the military? Your comments about Captain Murphy are flat out bullshit. I served in both Afghanistan and Iraq and clearly you have never been to neither country.
I have always know what the big picture is and so did my commanders. It was my government that failed me and continues to fail my men that are still over there.
...sure you did.
Yeah, I'd like an answer to that question, Joe. Have you ever served in the military?
I'd like to work less and poop diamonds, but that's not gonna happen.
...but yes, as a matter of fact, I served 6 years as a combat engineer.
...and yes, I've traveled and lived several years overseas.
...and simply because someone serves in the military or is well traveled doesn't necessariy make them an authority on anything.
Well, it makes you an authority to say some of things you are saying about the military.
I am curious...when you travelled and lived overseas...what was your reaction to people when they gave their negative opinions about America?
Joe,
If you are looking for positive things I have said on this blog, start with my Profiles in Courage series that I did in April-May 2006. I have thrown in an occasional one here or there since then but they have more or less been closer looks at eight Americans who are doing a wonderful job. Some are Democrats and some are Republicans. They represent the best and the brightest of our country.
Incidently, I am going to be starting a series soon about all of the potential 2008 candidates and thus far, with exception of Hillary Clinton, I like all of the them to one degree or another...that includes people like Mike Huckabee and Sam Brownback.
So, I have a lot of hope for the future but it's hard for me to have hope now when our country has an executive branch that is filled with criminals and 29 percent of our population (including you) who can't see the forest for the trees.
What was my reaction to negative opinions toward America? It depended on their attitude… I didn’t consort with flannel wearing misanthropes who attend anarchist protests, but my reaction to them would be to put them on their backside. (I don’t take kindly to being called ‘Nazi’ or ‘baby-killer’ and they wouldn’t fare well.) The average “professional” Europeans I worked and socialized with were generally supportive, frequently skeptical and mature enough to understand that America’s interests and their nation’s interests do not necessarily travel the precise same path.
...but how about you, Markadelphia or Truth Girl?…perhaps you can regale us with some of your greatest military triumphs or enlighten us with your vast worldly experiences living abroad… …No? Well, then per your own standards, you’ll refrain from comments beyond your knowledge base???
I have never been in the military so your knowledge of what that's like is greater than mine. However, many of my friends and family have been in the military and have served in every major conflict since WWII, which my grandfather, 91 years old, served in from 1942-1945 in the Pacific. Their opinons range across the poltical spectrum.
I also have live abroad in Europe and have travelled most of the world except the Far East. I have oddly never been to Canada. Most the people I have met abroad have a very negative view of America. I don't agree with all of it but some of it is true. My frustration with you, Joe, is the only negative you accept is the things the Democrats have done. You can't see what awful things are being done right now to the country and you dismiss any opinions I have, even though they are shared by many people in this country, as being insane.
That is the central issue to any discussion we have, regardless of who has travelled where and military service..although I would have to say that you are more qualified to be president than our current leader is based on your combat experience. I don't think you are a Nazi or baby killer but you are staunchly supporting those policies and you need to wake up and see that.
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